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11th Annual Panama Jazz Festival
Led by Artistic Director Danilo Pérez
Announces 2014 Lineup - Jan 13-18Festival Honors 500th Anniversary of the Rediscovery of the Pacific Ocean and 100th Anniversary of the Panama Canal
Uniting internationally acclaimed jazz artists, renowned educators and jazz fans from around the globe, the 11th Annual Panama Jazz Festival will be held January 13-18, 2014 at The ...(Published: November 15, 2013) [read more]

Johnny Conga & the Tropical Jazz ProjectThe City of Miami Beach presents the Food Truck and Music Festival Wednesday, November 27, from 5-10 PM, featuring the hot tropical jazz of Johnny Conga and The Tropical Jazz Project from 6-9. Johnny Conga has performed with many major artists, such as Carlos Santana, Eddie Palmieri, Michael ...(Published: November 14, 2013) [read more]

Jerry Stucker It's All A Groove 5 Stars UrbanZone Records Tony Adamo featured
Bop-N-Jazz
A Conservative Look At The Liberal Arts.
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Jerry Stucker It's All A Groove UrbanZone 2008
Jerry Stucker was laying down the future of smooth jazz before they knew they were in trouble!
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SFJAZZ High School All-Stars ConcertDecember 8, 2013 ~One Night ONLY~
2:00PM - 4:00PM
Miner Auditorium
Founded in 2001, the SFJAZZ High School All-Stars program has cultivated some of the most extraordinarily talented young players in jazz today. The Orchestra & Combo will celebrate jazz in the international spectrum with ...(Published: November 14, 2013) [read more]

Greg Lewis Organ Monk "American Standard"Thelonious Monk was an American original, a unique figure of his time and place. So is Greg Lewis, organist at the helm of Organ Monk, which on American Standard expands upon its mission of interpreting Monk's own compositions, just as Monk did himself.
American Standard, Organ Monk's ...(Published: November 14, 2013) [read more]

Saxophonist/Composer BOBBY WATSON to
Release New Album, Check Cashing Day, In Honor
of 50th Anniversary of March on Washington
on November 26 via Lafiya MusicSaxophonist-composer-producer-educator Bobby Watson is proud to release, Check Cashing Day, the second self-produced recording on Watson's label, Lafiya Music. Coinciding with Watson's 60th birthday, the March on Washington's 50th anniversary and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic ...(Published: November 13, 2013) [read more]

MOTÉMA MUSIC RELEASING GREGORY PORTER'S WATER AND BE GOOD ON VINYL ON NOVEMBER 26Water Will Include Opolopo's Remix of "1960 What?" as Bonus Track
In 2010, when Motéma Music was still a fledgling label, albeit one with an already impressive roster that included such lauded artists as Lynne Arriale, Rufus Reid and Marc Cary, President Jana Herzen signed a ...(Published: November 13, 2013) [read more]

New England Conservatory's Hankus Netsky Chosen as one of The Forward 5050 American Jews who had the greatest impact in 2013
Netsky, Chair of NEC's Contemporary Improvisation Department, cited for being a
"mentor (to) generations of Jewish musicians" and "a quiet but powerful force affecting nearly every corner of contemporary Jewish music."
Hankus Netsky, ...(Published: November 12, 2013) [read more]

"Far Away from Everyday," 3rd CD by Harp Guitarist/Pianist/Composer Brad Hoyt, to Be Released Dec. 3Brad Hoyt originally conceived of his ambitious new album, Far Away from Everyday, as a logical expansion of his 2009 Together Alone debut for the Harp Guitar Music label. He wanted to explore the harp guitar's role in various ensemble settings and planned to build on the earlier album's ...(Published: November 12, 2013) [read more]

PAINTED ON WATER RETURN NOVEMBER 14 WITH A NEW EP AND A NEW DIRECTION!
Originally from Turkey, PAINTED ON WATER garnered wide acclaim in the United States for their debut LP. Cohesively blending traditional Turkish folk with modern jazz and blues, it featured guests including the legendary fusion player Al DiMeola and jazz drummer Dave Weckl. However, even with ...(Published: November 12, 2013) [read more]

Quincy Jones to be honored
at Louis Armstrong House Museum Gala
on Dec 11, 2013Blow the Horns: The Louis Armstrong House Museum honors Quincy Jones, Jay Hershenson, Dan Morgenstern and Grace Lawrence at Gala 2013 with special performance by Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks.
The Louis Armstrong House Museum's Gala 2013 on December 11, 2013 will be a night to remember ...(Published: November 12, 2013) [read more]

Jazzmeia Horn wins Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal CompetitionWhen Jazzmeia Horn took the stage at last year's Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition as the winner of the Rising Star award (for younger performers) she sounded ready to go head to head with the singers aiming for the top $5,000 prize.
This year, she was back - and that ...(Published: November 11, 2013) [read more]

Scott Amendola/Charlie Hunter
Tour West Coast
In Support of Their Second Duo LP,
PUCKERJust about a year ago Charlie and Scott released "Not Getting Behind Is The New Getting Ahead", a collection of songs by Charlie. This October 15th the duo will release a follow-up called PUCKER, which features music written by Scott, except for one song written FOR Scott by his grandfather, the ...(Published: November 11, 2013) [read more]

Usdan, w/Full Jazz Program, Holds 12/8 Open HouseUsdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts (www.usdan.com), the nationally acclaimed summer arts day camp, whose alumni include jazz star Jane Monheit, will hold the next of its Open Houses for the 2014 season on Sunday, December 8 from 11AM to 2PM. In addition to the Center's frequent ...(Published: November 11, 2013) [read more]

Rockwired.com's Jazzed And Blue Presents Music And Exclusive Interviews With Cedric Burnside, Blues Singer-songwriter Peach, And Jazz Rock Fusion Band Dream LogicThe latest edition of Jazzed and Blue: Profiles in Blues and Jazz is now available for download at Rockwired.com and features music and exclusive interviews with Cedric Burnside, blues singer-songwriter Peach and jazz rock fusion band Dream Logic. Kicking off this latest edition of Jazzed and Blue ...(Published: November 11, 2013) [read more]

Marian McPartland Documentary Screening in Rockland, MaineThe Strand Theatre in Rockland, Maine will pay tribute to the late jazz legend Marian McPartland with a special screening of the film, "In Good Time, The Piano Jazz of Marian McPartland."
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Marian McPartland is seen performing in her heyday in a still from the documentary ...(Published: November 10, 2013) [read more]

Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band - Nov 21-24 - Dizzy's ClubMulti-GRAMMY® Nominated
Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band
DEBUTS AT DIZZY'S
November 21-24
Celebrating Puerto Rican Heritage Month
Come see the debut of the Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola on November 21-24. For the first time they will be ...(Published: November 08, 2013) [read more]

Kimmel Center Season Kicks off with Bobby McFerrin on Nov 10The Kimmel Center will for the 12th year in a row present a season-long celebration of jazz, the great American art form.
On Sunday, the Kimmel brings 10-time Grammy Award-winning Philly-based jazz artist Bobby McFerrin to Verizon Hall for a performance of spirityouall, which digs deep into ...(Published: November 07, 2013) [read more]

THE BREATH COURSES THROUGH US:
A NEW DOCUMENTARY FILM
ABOUT THE NEW YORK ART QUARTET - January 31, 2014The Breath Courses Through Us (2013) is a new documentary film about the early 1960s avant-garde jazz group, the New York Art Quartet.
Directed by Alan Roth, the film focuses on the group's 35-year reunion, while reaching back through their recollections of their foundations and innovative ...(Published: November 07, 2013) [read more]